Liquidity news and trends

Study Finds Cash Flow Crisis Deepening for Small Businesses Amid Tariffs and Consumer Pullback
SMBs // March 18, 2025

When financial pressure hits America’s consumers, it pushes them into “paycheck-to-paycheck“ mode. When it hits the mid-market, it’s called “business uncertainty.” When it hits small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), it’s called liquidity trouble. With the whispers starting to get louder about SMB health, that liquidity...

British Lenders Borrow $12.7 Billion From Country’s Central Bank
Banking // March 04, 2025

Borrowing by U.K. banks from a certain Bank of England facility is reportedly at the highest level since the pandemic. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (March 4), this is happening as the country’s central banks push to drain extra liquidity from the financial system has...

How to Take a Flamethrower to Free Trapped Treasury Data
Spend Management // December 04, 2024

Not all data is created equally. And for 21st century finance and treasury teams attempting to navigate today’s atypical and dynamic economic environment, it’s not just about having data — it’s about having the right data. Still, the rise of digital finance tools means finance...

DebtBook Debuts Cash Management Tool for Treasurers
News // November 13, 2024

DebtBook has debuted a tool designed to help customers manage cash flow and liquidity. The company, which makes cloud-based software solutions for governments and nonprofits, debuted its Cash Management solution Wednesday (Nov. 13), saying this tool is designed for cash managers, treasurers and finance teams....

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Study Finds Cash Flow Crisis Deepening for Small Businesses Amid Tariffs and Consumer Pullback

March 18, 2025
When financial pressure hits America’s consumers, it pushes them into “paycheck-to-paycheck“ mode. When it hits the mid-market, it’s called “business uncertainty.” When it hits small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), it’s called liquidity trouble. With the whispers starting to get louder about SMB health, that liquidity trouble is starting to show itself in a potentially dramatic […]

How to Take a Flamethrower to Free Trapped Treasury Data

December 04, 2024
Not all data is created equally. And for 21st century finance and treasury teams attempting to navigate today’s atypical and dynamic economic environment, it’s not just about having data —...

What Treasurers Are Doing Now That Liquidity Is King

June 28, 2023
To manage a balance sheet is to protect the heart of any company. Doing so effectively is never more critical than when the economic environment is in flux. The essential...

Can Non-Traditional Data Sources Close the Funding Gap for Main Street? 

May 02, 2023
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a big problem — their access to capital is shrinking. A historically underbanked segment, it is becoming more difficult for SMBs to borrow as...

Quick Reads
British Lenders Borrow $12.7 Billion From Country’s Central Bank

March 04, 2025
Borrowing by U.K. banks from a certain Bank of England facility is reportedly at the highest level since the pandemic. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (March 4), this is happening as the country’s central banks push to drain extra liquidity from the financial system has led to a rising demand for cash. Outstanding usage of […]

DebtBook Debuts Cash Management Tool for Treasurers

November 13, 2024
DebtBook has debuted a tool designed to help customers manage cash flow and liquidity. The company, which makes cloud-based software solutions for governments and nonprofits, debuted its Cash Management solution...

The Clearing House: CHIPS Saved Users $4.9 Billion in 2023

April 02, 2024
The Clearing House said its CHIPS system saved participants $4.9 billion in 2023. Those savings were derived from the CHIPS (Clearing House interbank payment system) liquidity savings algorithm to the...

Report: US Regulators Could Debut Banking Rules This Spring

March 05, 2024
The Federal Reserve and other American regulators could reportedly unveil new banking regulations this spring. That’s according to the New York Times (NYT) report Tuesday (March 5) on the response to last...